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Why Europe’s fight with Chinese chip company Nexperia has ‘worried’ GM, Honda, Volkswagen and other auto companies

China’s new export restrictions on automotive chips and components, prompted by the Dutch government’s takeover of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, have left global auto companies including GM, Honda, Volkswagen and others ‘shocked’ and ‘anxious’. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the tension between Netherland government and China over Nexperia are roiling the global automotive supply…

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US auto tariffs: Donald Trump offers American car makers additional relief; truck parts face 25% duty

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order that provides relief for American carmakers while introducing a 25% tariff on truck parts.The White House said the order extends an arrangement allowing companies to reduce tariffs on imported vehicle parts. At the same time, it imposes a 25% tariff on medium and heavy-duty trucks and…

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Bengaluru horror: Auto driver arrested for abusing, attacking northeast woman; asked her to speak in Kannada | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: An auto driver attached to an app-based taxi booking firm was arrested on charges of abusing and attacking a 28-year-old woman after she cancelled the ride she had booked. The incident occurred at Hanumantappa Layout in Kyasalahalli, Kothanur, on the night of October 2. The victim, a call centre employee from the northeast, recorded…

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Bengaluru Uber Auto Driver Assault: ‘Speak Kannada’ Woman accuses Bengaluru Uber driver of abusing her; company responds | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A woman in Bengaluru has alleged that she was abused by an Uber auto driver because she is from Northeast. The woman, who goes by Enn Bii on Instagram, posted a video showing the driver, Pavan HS, demanding that she speak in Kannada and allegedly trying to hit her. She also claimed that the…

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Passenger vehicle sales jump 35% during Navratri: GST 2.0 fuels festive demand; auto retail sector set for record 42-day season

Passenger vehicle retail sales jumped 35 per cent year-on-year during this year’s nine-day Navratri period, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Overall vehicle registrations grew 6 per cent in September, as sales remained muted in the first three weeks before picking up following the implementation of new GST rates on September 22.Passenger…

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‘EV prices to match petrol vehicles’ in 4-6 months’: Nitin Gadkari outlines auto sector vision; aim for global leadership

AI image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that electric vehicle (EV) prices in India are expected to match the cost of petrol vehicles within four to six months, highlighting the economic and environmental pressures of India’s Rs 22 lakh crore annual fuel import…

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‘Fingers chopped’: Auto driver murdered in front of his children in Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar News

The deceased has been identified as Syed Imran, a resident of Sadat Nagar. CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: In a suspected gang war between the supporters of Raju Jagirdar and his rival Syed Mujeeb, a 38-year-old man was murdered in the presence of his young children late on Wednesday night by a group of men on the Sadat…

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